<h1>How to use PySol</h1> <h2>Mouse Usage</h2> <p> Left mouse button: <ul type="disc"> <li> Drag cards around <li> Click on the Talon to deal new cards <li> Click outside the stacks to undo (if use mouse for undo/redo is enabled) </ul> <p> Right mouse button (or double-click the left button): <ul type="disc"> <li> Drop cards to the Foundations <li> Quick play (if enabled) <li> Right-click outside the stacks to redo (if use mouse for undo/redo is enabled) </ul> <p> Middle mouse button (or Ctrl-click the right button): <ul type="disc"> <li> View partially overlapped cards <li> If enabled, this can also be used to peek at face-down cards </ul> <p> Ctrl-click the left mouse button: <ul type="disc"> <li> Highlight all matching cards on the table </ul> <p> Shift-click the left mouse button: <ul type="disc"> <li> Highlight all cards with the same rank. </ul> <h2>Two-handed play</h2> <p> Put three fingers of one hand on '<i>A</i>' (auto drop), '<i>S</i>' (undo) and '<i>D</i>' (deal). You can also reach '<i>R</i>' (redo) from there. <p> Left-handed people may prefer using '<i>L</i>' (auto drop), '<i>K</i>' (undo) and '<i>J</i>' (deal). <h2>Automatic play</h2> <p> Note that automatic play can spoil the gameplay, so purists should not enable any option but maybe <i>Auto face up</i>. Also, some games disable certain features as they would be trivial otherwise. <ul type="disc"> <li> <i>Auto face up</i> - Automatically face up all cards. <li> <i>Auto drop</i> - Automatically drop cards to the Foundations. <li> <i>Auto deal</i> - Automatically deal cards to the Waste stack if it is empty. <li> <i>Quick play</i> - Use the right mouse button to move piles around quickly. The logic involved is not too clever on purpose (i.e. it does not consult the hint system). </ul> <h2>Some notes about scoring</h2> <p> <ul type="disc"> <li> Scoring only begins after you make your first move. Also, if you undo all your moves back to the start the game won't score either. <li> You will lose a game if you consume a hint (unless free hints are enabled) or start demo mode. <li> You can restart any time to get another chance to win this game. <li> If you don't want to score a lost game you can temporarily change the player options. <li> Loaded games don't count. <li> If you win a game without using <i>Undo</i>, <i>Quick play</i> and any other of the assist functions you will be given special awards. <!-- <li> There are no score values in PySol - you win a game, or you lose it. And don't even think about asking me to implement this nonsense - get a nice pinball game if you're a highscore freak... --> <li> And finally always remember that this is a <b>Patience</b> game. Relax and enjoy. </ul> <h2>Undocumented key bindings</h2> <ul type="disc"> <li> <i>Space</i> - Deal <li> <i>S</i> - Undo <li> <i>Backspace</i> - Undo <li> <i>Ctrl-A</i> - Auto drop and face up cards in one step <li> <i>Ctrl-B</i> - Change card background <li> <i>Ctrl-H</i> - Show internal rating when giving a hint <li> <i>Ctrl-I</i> - Change table tile <li> <i>Ctrl-U</i> - Play the next music song <li> <i>Ctrl-W</i> - Select game, using old game select window <li> <i>F5</i> - Refresh the game layout <li> <i>F11</i> - Toggle fullscreen display </ul>